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So this past Thursday,we watched Brian De Palma's thriller movie, "Blow-Out." This movie definitely was different from all the other movies we've seen, in many different areas. In this movie, we see Jack Terry, played by John Travolta, as a sound editor for a low budget film studio.In his quest to capture some “real” sound outside one night,over a bridge near a "forest" area, where he could get different types of sound,he witnesses and records the sounds of a car crash. After the car crashes into a river below the bridge, Jack saves the girl in the car, Sally,played by Nancy Allen. He then finds out later that the driver of the car, who died after the incidence, was a famous politician. The sound he recorded that night was what became his valuable asset which he intended to use as proof to show that the politician's car accident was nothing, but a planned murder attempt. This intent however, didn't last long, as he and Sally got into different kinds of trouble and obstacles.

I personally love the plot of this movie. It definitely was a thriller and as well, a movie that had a great idea and theme. The cinematography and editing associated with various scenes in this movie was excellent. However, the movie seemed to be a bit boring to me, after a few couple of scenes. Although the movie had a lot of various interesting scenes, I would have loved that my interest had been sustained throughout the movie. But just as Donna said, prior to the movie, Brian De Palma actually cared less about the viewer. What he cared most about was his theme and how he put it across. Overall, I think that this was a good movie, although it got boring most of the time, especially when you could tell what was going to happen in the next scene.

As we watched this movie, some things were noticeable as distinct from the earlier movies we had watched. For instance, the sound, acting and the video were much different. One could notice that the color became more saturated, the language became more "explicit", nudity and sex were being exposed,and the acting in general became more real. The camera shots in this movie, are definitely worth-noting. The various underwater shots, the split diopter shots, the split screen(whilst Jack was on the phone, labeling his films) as well as the rack focus used in various scenes. There was definitely a lot to love about this movie.

Most importantly, the theme of "Blow-Out" was very evident both in the movie industry as well as in America. The various cover-ups, the search for reality, the search for freedom and the desire to achieve the American dream (that everything is possible)are just a few of the interesting themes. In general, Blow-Out was a great movie, although I had a problem with the boredom that was inevitable in most scenes in the movie. I blame it on the movies we've watched prior to this one. They made me feel very comfortable and so having to watch a thriller seemed to be a problem. But well.........On to the next one!! :) *CUT*